The FCT police command said the suspects were responsible for pulling out manhole covers on major roads in Abuja.
The federal government says it also plans to rehabilitate the deceased children so that they do not grow up damaged.
The accused and the father of the victims were until the incident very close friends and attended the same Lords Chosen Church.
The defendant was employed as a dispatch rider in a food supplement company for a week when he stole supplements worth N800,000 given to him to deliver.
The defendant, 37-year-old Moses Okhakumen, is being tried on a two-count charge of assault and obstruction.
The convict and one Yahaya Idris, on February 2, 2021, conspired and sold a plot of land for N1.5 million.
“In the course of interrogation, the defendant confessed to have conspired with Aminu Hassan and Barau Ahmed, now at large, to kidnap the child.”
The Benin zonal command says it arrested three women for human trafficking and child abuse.
“He urges everyone to believe in the police and allow justice to take its course, as he would meet with the state government and civil society organisations.
The National Council of Women Societies said the landmark ruling would end the marginalisation of women in politics.
